{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/72","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T00:59:37.822Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":72,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":71,"nextChapter":73,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"A psalm on Solomon. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king's son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts: "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And there shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted : and they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Let his name be blessed for evermore : his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"The praises of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 72 (DRB)","markdown":"[Psalms 72](https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/72)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/72 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}